This is the part where she breaks free from her beloved Nickelodeon character!

After 4 long years of playing Cat Valentine, Ariana Grande is hanging up her adorable sweaters and throwing away that red hair dye!

The network that brought hit children shows officially announced the cancellation of Sam & Cat after it's hiatus notice back in April.

Sad day!

While her partner-in-crime on the show, Jennette McCurdy, has yet to say anything about the news, Ari took to her Facebook to say goodbye to Cat.

The Break Free singer wrote:

So the news is out about Sam & Cat. I felt it wasn't my place to make any sort of announcement so I kept quiet until now. I want to thank Nickelodeon for making a childhood dream of mine come true, for being a family to me, for being so accommodating and supportive of my multitasking with my music career, and for of course introducing me to many of my fans however many years ago. I want to thank Dan Schneider for allowing me to play such a special, beautiful character who I hid behind for so long. What I mean by that is when I was younger, people loved Cat so much I used to pretend to be more like her. It took me a long time to be brave enough to separate myself and show people how different we actually are…. I think that's honestly because I admire her so much. Her appreciation for life and everybody she encounters. Her passion and genuine excitement for the little things that most people dread like school projects and work. She always saw negative obstacles as opportunities to make things good.

I will always hold Cat near and dear to my heart and appreciate her help in my personal growth from teenager to adult. I know she seems like a simple, daft character (and she is) but she played such a huge part in my life I just wanted to express my appreciation for her and share some of the things I love most about her. I think a lot of people could take a page out of her book…… she wouldn't judge anybody by their appearance…. she believed the best in people…. she wasn't afraid of anything or anybody…. she never let people's judgements hold her back from doing what she wanted, acting how she wanted, dressing how she wanted wanted, dying her hair however she wanted… she never held back her enthusiasm or joy for fear of appearing some sort of way or for fear of jinxing the good that is real (which is something I personally do all the time but I wish I could shake that and celebrate every little thing like she does).

One of my favorite things about Cat was that she never lost her sense of wonder. As we grow up we become more and more jaded and fearful of how we come across. We hold back a little more, protect ourselves a little more and although Cat goes through the same ridicule as anybody else does growing up, she never changed or lost her childlike wonder. To me that's the bravest, most special thing about her. She actually reminds me a lot of Frankie in that way.
So I know a lot of people will think this is a lot for some 'dumb' kids show character…. but to me she is actually a lot smarter, stronger and braver than all the rest of us.

Hopefully we'll find out one day if Cat & Robbie ever got married. If I had any say in the story from here on out I'd make sure they were happily married with sweet, eccentric, Jewish, artificially red headed babies. Cat would constantly find herself reminding Aunt Sam to leave the butter sock and other dangerous weapons out of the house. They'd live down the street from Jade and Beck, also happily married with purple and black haired, pale, grungy, beautiful, goth babies.

Thank you to the cast and crew who I spent almost every day with for a good 4 or 5 years. Thanks for lighting us beautifully, shooting us beautifully, making the most incredible props, yelling at us when we were running late to set, keeping us on track and most of all for making it such a positive work environment. The guys behind the scenes couldn't have been more pleasant or hard working and I appreciate them for that so much. I can't imagine that there is a more pleasant or professional crew in Hollywood.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to a true friend of mine, Dan Schneider. I will never take these memories or lessons learned for granted.

Lastly, thank you to my fans who have been with me since all of this started… you are the most loyal, dedicated and continuously loving supporters I could ever imagine. We've been through so much and you are still here… and we've got a long way to go.
Thank you for believing in me, accepting me and loving me. I love you forever.

Such a lengthy goodbye, but it's totally understandable!

Wouldn't you pen a super long letter to your character and the wonderful cast and crew members who've stuck by your side since day one?

I was sad that Victorious went off the air with no warning. Sam and Cat.. Not so much. I never really cared for it. It kind sucked. But I did enjoy Ariana's character. It's what made us all grow to love her

Re: rosebud99 – If only she was genuine about it. And it would've been nice if she showed appreciation for her co-star… but seeing as she threw Jennette under the bus like the network did, it shows that her "farewell" was nothing more than an act, like the rest of her persona is. Shame. She used to be so sweet. It all went to her head.

Nice that Ariana appreciates that Nick and the fans gave her carreer a flying start. She herself did also a good job by making her character Cat very popular among most viewers. Wish her success with her music carreer.

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